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Create a Unique Glass Bead Bracelet Using the Colours and Gemstones Linked to Birth Dates

Using gemstones' relationship to a birth sign can provide a theme for putting together a unique Murano glass bead bracelet in more colours than you might at first imagine.

Typical gemstone colours are Ruby, Garnet, tourmaline, Alexandrite for red, Emerald, Tourmaline, Jade, Sapphire and Alexandrite (can change colour) for green Amethyst, Garnet, and Tanzanite for violet and purple, sapphire, Topaz and Turquoise for blue and Citrine and Topaz for yellow.

Gemstones are also linked to specific birth months and this, too, can provide a theme for assembling a bracelet using Murano beads into a bracelet with a very special meaning for the wearer.

Garnet is the stone for January and is said to activate a willingness to serve others while remaining true to oneself. It helps with commitment oneself, to others and to causes that one respects and supports.

February's gemstone is Amethyst, which is believed to calm the mind, enhance mental activity. It also provides the strength and will power to control passions and to break free from undesirable habits.

Aquamarine, the stone for March, helps one to honour spiritual experiences and use those experiences to further personal growth.

The Diamond - asscociated with April - removes blockages and negativity. It is a reminder to pay attention to spiritual awareness and brings fidelity to interpersonal relationships.

May's Emerald, brings keener insight into dreams and alleviates hidden fears. It is said to be able to stimulate the mental capacity for healing the body.

Pearl and Alexandrite are both associated with June. Pearl brings emotional balance while strengthening personal integrity and smoothing the highs and lows of emotional expression. Alexandrite connects to the roots of development and helps people to become centred.

The Ruby associated with July is a stone related to health, preserving the body and improving general health. It stimulates the heart chakra and helps in achieving goals.

Peridot is the stone for August and connects a person to information from their higher self. It stimulates openness of the solar plexus and helps ease tense situations.

Sapphires, the stone for September, are said to improve connection with the divine mind. It can also open the mind to beauty and intuition.

October's Opal, restores harmony on all levels. It can help with spontaneity of action and decisions and with understanding the forces of mysticism, intuition and shamanism

Citrine and Topaz are both November stones. Citrine shields and protects the solar plexus and moderates the energy of the power chakra, smoothing dealings with others while maintaining your personal power. Topaz helps to attract and absorb that which is needed from the universe. If one wants to change one's physical world it can help by putting you in touch with the self's higher desires.

Turquoise is apparently the stone for spiritual attunement because it aligns all the chakras. December is also the month of Blue Topaz and Tanzanite, which are believed to help with expressing psychic insight and to facilitate communication between the third dimension and others.

If you are putting together a bracelet as a gift using Murano coloured beads using this information to select the colours and themes that will give you a story to go along with the gift to make it even more special.

About the Author

Bracelets made of
Murano glass beads
are a popular fashion item and using the link between particular gemstones and birth dates can provide a theme for a unique, personalised gift. Writer
Ali Withers
finds out more.